Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-10
Black Before the governor.

sH 2r NtfStr lEbpt LILY my. O.--I ne p6Ul-
lion for clemency for the anarchists,
signed by Spies, Fielden and Parsons,
was read by Capt. w. p. Black to Gov
ernor Oglesby in the large room in the
capitol used by the governor as his Office.
The room was filled with men and wos
men, who came TO add their prayers to
those of Capt. Black, and the bearers of
formal petitions OF various organizations.
whose representatives will present the
wishes of the bodies they represent.
During the reading of the petition Capt.
Black said that for years previously the
petitioners had openly and publicly de-
livered the saTne kind OF addresses, and
advocated the same mode of agitation In
equaily as inflammatory language to that
used on the night OF the Hay market
riot; that the police and other authori-
ties had never interfered, and that Mayor
Harrison attended the Hay market meet
ing up toswithin twenty minutes of the
time the bomb was thrown, and after
wards went to Desplains street station
and told the officers that the meeting was
quiet and peaceable, and that the reserve
police might go homo.
idol understand you to say inter
rupted the governor, shat no previoue
meeting Of this kind was ever interfered
WITH That this was the first timer,
Evidently,a deep impression was made
Or his excellency, BY Capt. Blacks reply,
in which he assured the governor that
such was the case. He read from the
record Of the trial the testimony Of Mayor
Harrison, as to his observation and his
actions on that awful night. The petit
tion concludes:
Therefore, your petitioners, knowing
your love of truth and Justice, ask for
your exercise OF your prerogative of
pardon.
Gen. NJ. NJ. Trimbull followed Capt.
Black. He closed his plea by saying:
In behalf of hundreds of thousands of
orr fellow citizens, in behalf of human
ity and mercy, / ask your clemency for
these men.
Mrs. Cora y. S. Richmond was next
introduced TO the governor, and made a
lengthy and impassioned address, and
advocated communication of the sentence
On the grounds of the Innocence Of the
men, public policy, justice and mercy.
She closed with a pathetic appeal to the
governors sympathy In the names of
the wives, mothers, sisters and children
of the condemned men, which made a
visible impression on the governor.
Hon. e. M. Haines vas tho next
speaker. He said he came not asking for
an act OF mercy, or as the representative
OF any organization II came,n he said
I'm my own name, to represent the SEN
timent of citizens of this stste,n The
circumstances Of the Hayniarket meeting
We're touched on, and Mr.. Haines said
many an editor had published more in
hammatory speeches tar Spies ever made
a with the anne purpose, to increase
the circulation Of his paper.
A recess was here suggested but the
governor objected, as time was limited.
Senator Streetor rest a petition ask.
ing communication of sentence, and con-
Guiding: tBut If this shall not seem ia
be right at this time, IN view OF recent
Developments regarding the finding of
bombs in the jail of Cook county, we Pc
tltlon for reprieye for thirty DAYS. in or
= NDA NPihioA ildy nave IlmG
to Develop
Two trunks containing petitions were
then brought In, and the 3d. 900 names
were formally presented TO the execu.
tive.
Capt. Black presented a letter from
schWab, which was attached to the orig.
inal petition, in which he said he had nc
thought Of violence In the Haymarkei
meeting, and which he did not attend,
and had always deplored the. results Of
that meeting.
M. Lloyd, who has been working te
secure q letter of recommendation tt
mercy from MI. Grinnell and Judge Gary,
has obtained one which will be presented
70 the governor.
Mr.. Grinnell informed Capt. Black
that he would forward to Governor Og
esby his opinion az to whether clemency
should be extended to the condemned
It is Thought he will recammend clemen
" n the cases of Schwah and Fielden.